Article Processing Charges and Business Model
otstest does not charge APCs, submission fees, publication fees, page charges, colour charges, or other author-facing publication fees.
- No APCs
- No submission or publication fees
- No waiver is needed
- Fee status never influences editorial decisions
Author-facing fees
- otstest does not charge article processing charges.
- otstest does not charge submission fees, author fees, editorial processing fees, page charges, colour charges, publication fees, or post-publication access fees.
- No waiver request is required because no author-facing publication fee is applied.
Editorial independence
Fee, funding, institutional, platform, sponsorship, advertising, or business-model considerations do not influence editorial screening, peer review, acceptance, rejection, correction, or retraction decisions.
Editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit, relevance to the journal aims and scope, methodological quality, ethical compliance, originality, clarity, and contribution to the field.
Business model and revenue sources
otstest is supported by its editorial team and by Scholardemia as platform and workflow infrastructure.
If advertising, sponsorship, supplements, reprints, or other revenue sources are adopted, this policy should be updated before implementation and editorial decision making must remain independent.